fix(models): validate MiniMax models against static catalog (#12611, #12460, #12399, #12547)

hermes_cli/models.py

@@ -2104,6 +2104,51 @@ def validate_requested_model(
                 ),
             }
 
+    # MiniMax providers don't expose a /models endpoint — validate against
+    # the static catalog instead, similar to openai-codex.
+    if normalized in ("minimax", "minimax-cn"):
+        try:
+            catalog_models = provider_model_ids(normalized)
+        except Exception:
+            catalog_models = []
+        if catalog_models:
+            # Case-insensitive lookup (catalog uses mixed case like MiniMax-M2.7)
+            catalog_lower = {m.lower(): m for m in catalog_models}
+            if requested_for_lookup.lower() in catalog_lower:
+                return {
+                    "accepted": True,
+                    "persist": True,
+                    "recognized": True,
+                    "message": None,
+                }
+            # Auto-correct close matches (case-insensitive)
+            catalog_lower_list = list(catalog_lower.keys())
+            auto = get_close_matches(requested_for_lookup.lower(), catalog_lower_list, n=1, cutoff=0.9)
+            if auto:
+                corrected = catalog_lower[auto[0]]
+                return {
+                    "accepted": True,
+                    "persist": True,
+                    "recognized": True,
+                    "corrected_model": corrected,
+                    "message": f"Auto-corrected `{requested}` → `{corrected}`",
+                }
+            suggestions = get_close_matches(requested_for_lookup.lower(), catalog_lower_list, n=3, cutoff=0.5)
+            suggestion_text = ""
+            if suggestions:
+                suggestion_text = "\n  Similar models: " + ", ".join(f"`{catalog_lower[s]}`" for s in suggestions)
+            return {
+                "accepted": True,
+                "persist": True,
+                "recognized": False,
+                "message": (
+                    f"Note: `{requested}` was not found in the MiniMax catalog."
+                    f"{suggestion_text}"
+                    "\n  MiniMax does not expose a /models endpoint, so Hermes cannot verify the model name."
+                    "\n  The model may still work if it exists on the server."
+                ),
+            }
+
     # Probe the live API to check if the model actually exists
     api_models = fetch_api_models(api_key, base_url)